Award of Excellence

Based on the most recent monitoring results from the Illinois State Board of Education, Lakeview Preschool has achieved the Gold Circle of Quality for its Preschool for All program! This award comes from ExceleRate Illinois, the state’s quality recognition and improvement system for early learning and development programs. The program establishes standards for helping infants, toddlers, and preschool age children develop intellectually, physically, socially, and emotionally. This not only provides a framework for early learning professionals to identify opportunities, but also increases their skills and take steps to make positive changes that benefit them and students. ExceleRate Illinois operates under a set of standards that focus on early learning and development, and places a high priority on instructional excellence, family services, staff qualifications, professional development, and program administration.

The Gold Circle of Quality is awarded to programs that meet or exceed the highest quality goals in three areas. The areas included are learning environment and teaching quality, administrative standards, and training and education. Lakeview has been actively engaged in continuous quality improvement and is striving to make a difference for all students.